Two-particle interferometry in quantum Hall edge channels

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent experimental and theoretical advances in two-particle interferometry within quantum Hall edge channels, highlighting its potential to characterize single-electron states through quantum optics analogies.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of how two-particle interferometry is applied to quantum Hall systems, bridging concepts from quantum optics and electron transport.

Findings

Demonstration of two-particle interference in quantum Hall edge channels

Characterization of single-electron states using interferometry

Insights into coherence properties of quantum Hall systems

Abstract

Since pioneering works of Hanbury-Brown and Twiss, intensity-intensity correlations have been widely used in astronomical systems, for example to detect binary stars. They reveal statistics effects and two-particle interference, and offer a decoherence-free probe of the coherence properties of light sources. In the quantum Hall edge channels, the concept of quantum optics can transposed to electrons, and an analogous two-particle interferometry can be developed, in order to characterize single-electron states. We review in this article the recent experimental and theoretical progress on this topic.